Gondole, Archaeological site at Le Cendre, France.

Gondole is a fortified settlement standing where the Allier and Auzon rivers meet. The site spans a large area with defensive walls and surrounding zones where people built houses and carried out different activities.

Gondole was one of the three Arverni settlements of the late La Tène D2 period, alongside Gergovie and Corent, linked to Gergovie by a broad road lined with palisades. Excavations revealed a rampart enclosing 28 hectares, craft quarters outside it, and a tomb holding eight men and eight horses. Roman military objects suggest violent operations, and the site was abandoned before 30–20 BC. It was listed as a monument historique in 2009.

Gondole was one of three Arverni settlements of the late La Tène period, alongside Gergovie and Corent, and a broad road lined with palisades linked it to Gergovie. Craft workshops lay in a quarter outside the rampart, so production stood apart from the walled 28-hectare interior. The site was abandoned before 30–20 BC.

The site lies on a spur above the Allier and Auzon valleys, with slopes of 13% and 30% on those flanks; the south-west approach rises gently at just over 1%. The rampart, ditch and bank bar 600 m across this side. The excavated area covers 70 ha, so plan a long walk over uneven ground.

The site's most unusual find is a single tomb holding eight men and eight horses, all laid on their side. Excavations also uncovered Roman military objects in a context suggesting violent operations. The oppidum was abandoned before 30–20 BC and listed as a monument historique in 2009.